New Case-Shiller Index data confirms summer home price strength
June marks fifth straight month of increases as home price index climbs near historic high
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Author Showcase: Jay O’Brien, Client Giant
In Episode 011 of the Scotsman Guide Author Showcase, Carl White interviews Jay O’Brien of Client Giant about his article, “In a World of Bots, Be the Human,” in the August 2023 issue of Scotsman Guide Commercial Edition. Jay O’Brien is the co-founder of Client Giant, an automated engagement platform for client care and employee […]
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Recession or soft landing? It may not matter much for housing outlook
Home sales set to ‘remain subdued’ either way, according to Fannie Mae economists
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New home sales grow in July, defying increasing rates
Last month’s sales pace up a whopping 31.5% year over year
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MBA, CBA call for consistency, flexibility regarding AVM regulation
Too much oversight could stifle potential of automated valuation models, groups say
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Existing home sales slide again in July as inventory, rates hold back buyer activity
Since February sales spike, resales have improved just once — slightly — in five months
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Residential investors stay involved as second-quarter market share essentially unchanged
‘No sign that the share will fall back to its pre-pandemic level,’ according to CoreLogic
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Negativity remains subdued, but outlook mixed in latest MOSS results
Less than half of Top Originators expect business to get better in next six months
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Single-family starts grow in July, but rising rates loom as crucial headwind
Weak resale supply fuels 9.5% annual gain in single-family construction
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7% rate threshold looms large over Black Knight’s July rate-lock data
‘No escaping the fact that conforming 30-year-rates topped 7% in July for the first time since they spiked last fall’
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